Newport Storm Summer Ale (Maelstrom IPA)
Newport Craft Brewing Co. in Newport, Rhode Island, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.66
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz bottle, purchased @ Nikki’s Liquors in Providence, RI. Hazy orange in color. Thick full, fluffy head. Good retention and lacing down the pint glass. Smell of malt and light citrus hops. Taste follows the nose. The front end of the sips gives piney hops leading to light caramel malt in the background. Medium body. Minimal bitterness in the finish. Very mild, light and smooth. Some good drinkability. I actually like this IPA. And it was unexpected for an summer ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
@CBC–on tap-pours a rich to rocky off white head and copper color. Aroma is nice sweet pine hops. Taste is nice sweet pine/resin hops with some bite, secondry medium malt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12oz bottle. It’s nice to see someone make a real full bodied and hoppy beer for a Summer Ale. Rich brown orange color. Mild, subdued aroma. Crisp hoppy mouthfeel. Great malt character, very thick thick and hoppy mouthfeel. A pleasant surprise indeed, this is a really nice IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2004 bottle. Clear, filtered pour, light yellow with some very light orange and almost green tints. Perhaps a hint of light rosy peach tinges as well. Rapidly disipating white head. Aroma of citrus hops, predominantly lemon and orange rind. Opens up with a chewy, sweet caramel flavor redolent of one of those caramel chews that came in a square. Loses some of the caramel and fades to honey-sweet pils malt, with a touch of earthiness from the Maris otter. Hops provide much of the flavor towards the finish of this beer, with a leafy, fuzzy, lightly citric flavor, not terribly bitter. Hops profile reminds me slightly of Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted, though the same hops arent used. The body is medium-light, with some wateriness, but never really tastes thin due to the texture and light syrupiness of the pils malt. Alcohol is well-masked and all-in-all I enjoyed drinking it as a session beer with some spicy food.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
This is a clear amber colored brew with a large frothy head. The aroma has malt with some hops. The flavor was good, but the hop bitterness, flavor and aroma were way off what I expected from an IPA. Good IPA for the non Hop Head or for some one wanting a fair amber ale.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
April 2004. Hazy golden ale with floral hops aroma and grapefruits. Wheat beer like mouthfeel with priclkly hops. Light bodied. Thanks to DYCSoccer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Huge, orangeish head, collapsing in big holes on clear orange beer. Grapey, flowery hops dominate the nose, with lunaria, nectarine. Pepper and ginger as well. Very hopbitter taste, but bitterness is shortlived, leaving a citrussy, peppery palate. High carbonation and peppery hops combine for a realy stimulating experience at the gums and mouth. Well bodied. Archetypal hoppy IPA. I must confess liking the style...